Hi guys, i'm a Celtics Fan from Germany (wich is not really easy because the matches are often during the night) but im really interested in this franchise and won't be repelled by a rebuild.
I'm also not really sure if i want them to win or to lose in order to get Wiggins or another perspective player hmmmm. Anyway i hope i can watch the match tomorrow, 12 am :P
thanks again for the thread. only question is what time is the game?
tp for the thread and.... gooooooo celtics!
Detroit's not exactly a great team, but they are a bit better than the garbage teams we lost to in Games 1 and 2. I fully expect us to start getting blown out once we start facing competent teams. This might be one of them.
Still, it will be a fun ride. I'm most interested to see Fav go against Drummond tonight. Drummond is beasting. That's going to be a great matchup to watch. I use to think 20-year-old Drummond would be a good prospect to receive in a Rondo trade, but I can't really see the Pistons moving Drummond at this point. He's the future of that team. Let's see if Fav can hang with that size.
Beyond that, also interested to see if Sully can get some minutes vs Greg Monroe. Detroit is big. Josh Smith vs Jeff Green should be an interesting matchup as well. I think Green is actually slightly bigger than Josh Smith. Excited to see those guys throw down.
Should be a fun game. My objectives are the same here as always. #1 - Hard fought loss. #2 - Develop the youngs. #3 - Stat-padding for the crap contracts (Wallace/Lee/Bass).
Sorry. Game is at 6:00 PM Eastern time.
Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour tonight also.
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As always...just gross
Will the Celtics use the standard strategy of letting Josh Smith shoot open jumpers in the first quarter so he keeps shooting jumpers, open or not, in the fourth quarter?
Bold prediction
Faverani will eat Monroe and Drummond alive.
Also, remind me not to buy a lotto ticket.
Do the Detroit area residents know the NBA season started? That arena is pretty darn empty!
Don't like Bass today at the 4 against this combo, hope Stevens recognizes this early.Who would you play at PF against G.Monroe?
Don't like Bass today at the 4 against this combo, hope Stevens recognizes this early.Who would you play at PF against G.Monroe?
Bradley is p---ing me off sucking on d and chucking on offense.
Dude I really like Fav. It's a shame we never got to see him play with some competent players like KG and Pierce. Still, he's one of the highlights of this bottomfeeder lotto squad.
It'd be awesome if Wallace would pad his stats by contributing and doing anything.
Seriously. From what I see so far... it's a shame. He seems like a guy who could be a big help for a team trying to win. KG would have probably liked playing with him.Dude I really like Fav. It's a shame we never got to see him play with some competent players like KG and Pierce. Still, he's one of the highlights of this bottomfeeder lotto squad.
C's could have used a guy like him the last two years.
I think Bradley has been thinking too much about his contract situation.. just keep playing the way you used to young fella!
Depressing to see a backcourt of Jordan Crawford and Courtney Lee being the relief help.
Sully in for Favari instead of Bass? Not the sub I was hoping for. Though looks like Drummond is on the bench now, so we're good.Gotta keep feeding Bass minutes if we hope to trade him.
hopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
Sully in for Favari instead of Bass? Not the sub I was hoping for. Though looks like Drummond is on the bench now, so we're good.Gotta keep feeding Bass minutes if we hope to trade him.
who's the other guy doing commentary with Gorman?
who's the other guy doing commentary with Gorman?
Sully and Bass in together is a bad thing
Ugh
Tank
hopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
hopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
I thought a trade like wallace+pick(s) for jimmer and salmons could work for both teams
who's the other guy doing commentary with Gorman?
PJ Carlesimo
hopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
I thought a trade like wallace+pick(s) for jimmer and salmons could work for both teams
Oh god no. Jimmer!?!?
who's the other guy doing commentary with Gorman?
PJ Carlesimo
thanks, TP to both of you. He sounded pretty smart, it makes sense now
Yeah if you combine 1st rounders with Gerald Wallace you might be able to get rid of him. Lolhopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
I thought a trade like wallace+pick(s) for jimmer and salmons could work for both teams
Oh god no. Jimmer!?!? For picks? plural?
Yeah if you combine 1st rounders with Gerald Wallace you might be able to get rid of him. Lolhopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
I thought a trade like wallace+pick(s) for jimmer and salmons could work for both teams
Oh god no. Jimmer!?!? For picks? plural?
thisfixedline uproster sucks. haha
thisfixedline uproster sucks. haha
Well, at least this Pistons team is pretty fun to watch.I don't think they are very good yet. Pretty mediocre. But they are better than the Bucks/Raptors... so they'll probably win this one easily.
hopefully we can trade wallace quick, he looks more and more like a team cancer..Bout the only way you're dumping Wallace's contract is if you combine it with Rajon Rondo.
I thought a trade like wallace+pick(s) for jimmer and salmons could work for both teams
Oh god no. Jimmer!?!? For picks? plural?
Well, at least this Pistons team is pretty fun to watch.I don't think they are very good yet. Pretty mediocre. But they are better than the Bucks/Raptors... so they'll probably win this one easily.
Long-term if Drummond continues to improve, the Pistons could be pretty good.
Well, at least this Pistons team is pretty fun to watch.I don't think they are very good yet. Pretty mediocre. But they are better than the Bucks/Raptors... so they'll probably win this one easily.
Long-term if Drummond continues to improve, the Pistons could be pretty good.
Yeah, I don't think they're very good overall, and I don't see the addition of Josh Smith being transformative for them in any sense, but I enjoy watching athletic bigs.
Olynyk has gotten too many minutes here.
TrueOlynyk has gotten too many minutes here.
Best I've seen Klynyk look so far in the regular season.
Oh boy we are getting killed.
People don't like Crawford but he runs the team much better than Bradley.
Hi guys, i'm a Celtics Fan from Germany (wich is not really easy because the matches are often during the night) but im really interested in this franchise and won't be repelled by a rebuild.
I'm also not really sure if i want them to win or to lose in order to get Wiggins or another perspective player hmmmm. Anyway i hope i can watch the match tomorrow, 12 am :P
Are the C's overmatch or just not playing hard?
How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
Are the C's overmatch or just not playing hard?
They are a bit overmatched--particularly against those two studs on the interior. They are playing hard, they just aren't playing very well.
They can make this a close game in the second half.
Are the C's overmatch or just not playing hard?
How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Meanwhile, the Patriots are down 5 starters on defense and are about to go to 7-2.
Bradley is starting to look like he doesn't deserve to start anymore. Not that we have a real starting backcourt.
Rondo+ who?
I think Monroe for Rondo is more reasonable, but there's no point to that. The point was to dump bad contracts and get a guy on his rookie contract with serious potential.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
hahaha... no, it's just that according to LarBrd33 we'd rather have anyone but Rondo, who isn't a very good player.
I strongly disagree... If Dumars wants Rondo, he must give us Drummond, Monroe AND a an unprotected first rounder. Rondo is that good.
Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Cool. We're on the same page. Drummond is beasting. It's the story of this game thus far.Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Who says Andre Drummond's not a beast. Of course he is.
I don't dispute that.
Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Who says Andre Drummond's not a beast. Of course he is.
I don't dispute that.
Bradley is starting to look like he doesn't deserve to start anymore. Not that we have a real starting backcourt.
Rondo+ who?
I'm over the Avery Bradley PG experiment. He's not a point. And he's an awful offensive player to be a starting caliber SG. Imo, his ceiling is the first guard off the bench for a good team. His ball handling struggles would be less magnified against second units and he can change the pace of a game with his defense.
There's no better option right now. Bradley getting PG minutes is fine for the moment. Long-term, he's probably a backup PG. It's good for him to get his reps in now when there's no pressure to actually win games.Bradley is starting to look like he doesn't deserve to start anymore. Not that we have a real starting backcourt.
Rondo+ who?
I'm over the Avery Bradley PG experiment. He's not a point. And he's an awful offensive player to be a starting caliber SG. Imo, his ceiling is the first guard off the bench for a good team. His ball handling struggles would be less magnified against second units and he can change the pace of a game with his defense.
Bradley is starting to look like he doesn't deserve to start anymore. Not that we have a real starting backcourt.
I'm over the Avery Bradley PG experiment. He's not a point. And he's an awful offensive player to be a starting caliber SG. Imo, his ceiling is the first guard off the bench for a good team. His ball handling struggles would be less magnified against second units and he can change the pace of a game with his defense.
Cool. We're on the same page. Drummond is beasting. It's the story of this game thus far.Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Who says Andre Drummond's not a beast. Of course he is.
I don't dispute that.
Bradley is starting to look like he doesn't deserve to start anymore. Not that we have a real starting backcourt.
Rondo+ who?
I'm over the Avery Bradley PG experiment. He's not a point. And he's an awful offensive player to be a starting caliber SG. Imo, his ceiling is the first guard off the bench for a good team. His ball handling struggles would be less magnified against second units and he can change the pace of a game with his defense.
A couple years ago before Drummond was even drafted, I wanted to trade Pierce for a lotto pick. I would have used it on Drummond. Dude always had serious potential and he seems to be living up to it. THat was my pipe dream back then... dumping Pierce for an expiring contract and Drummond. OH well.Cool. We're on the same page. Drummond is beasting. It's the story of this game thus far.Are we watching the same game? Drummond is beasting. I'm not sure if the dude actually has post moves yet, because all we're seeing is dunks. But I suggested multiple times over the summer that we could possibly net Drummond for Rondo. A few people disagreed and said there was no way the Pistons would give up Drummond. They were clearly right. I admit when I'm wrong. No way would Detroit swap Drummond for Rondo. He's their future.How good to you think Drummond can get in his prime? He's 20. When he was drafted they suggested his ceiling might be "bigger Amare in his prime".
I feel a little foolish for suggesting we could potentially trade Rondo + Wallace for Charlie V (expiring), Stuckey (expiring) and Drummond. In retrospect, that's laughable. THere's no way the Pistons would give up Drummond.
I don't want to be rude, but why are you trolling a game thread?
Who says Andre Drummond's not a beast. Of course he is.
I don't dispute that.
Although, at this point, he doesn't really do anything other than dunk the ball of cuts and pick and rolls (like you said). If he develops some post moves, the sky is the limit.
At what point does one just have to say Bradley can't shoot?Two years ago when I argued with half this forum about it. He's a one trick pony. Always has been.... aside from a month of basketball where he shot lights-out Delonte West style. Those 11 games were Bradleysanity.
At what point does one just have to say Bradley can't shoot?
WTH is Jeff Green doing!?
Three offensive plays and all he did was stand up. And he has the nerve to call his teammates out!?
At what point does one just have to say Bradley can't shoot?Two years ago when I argued with half this forum about it. He's a one trick pony. Always has been.... aside from a month of basketball where he shot lights-out Delonte West style. Those 11 games were Bradleysanity.
He's never really been a good shooter. Not in college, not his rookie season, not last season... it was just a month where the dude shot like 66% from three while starting over Ray. It wasn't sustainable.At what point does one just have to say Bradley can't shoot?Two years ago when I argued with half this forum about it. He's a one trick pony. Always has been.... aside from a month of basketball where he shot lights-out Delonte West style. Those 11 games were Bradleysanity.
For once I agree.
I was part of the guys who believed he will improve but it was all based on blind faith.
I really thought we should have traded him when his stock was high, which was a couple of years ago.
Yeah, Jeff. Let's go guys, it's a twelve point game. Look alive!!!
At what point does one just have to say Bradley can't shoot?
Now. I was the last to say so but can't say otherwise. I've believed in him but these are all makeable shots.WTH is Jeff Green doing!?
Three offensive plays and all he did was stand up. And he has the nerve to call his teammates out!?
What?
He doesn't have the ball. They are running pick and rolls with Avery and Vitor.
The kid's a fighter. Say what you want, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass. Love Avery Bradley, though.
The kid's a fighter. Say what you want, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass. Love Avery Bradley, though.
The kid's a fighter. Say what you want, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass. Love Avery Bradley, though.
We all like him, he just can't play.
The kid's a fighter. Say what you want, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass. Love Avery Bradley, though.
We all like him, he just can't play.
I'm all for bringing him back if he has a small contract. I've heard the talk of his extension being like 6 mill and unless he suddenly improves his O there's no way I want to pay him that.
Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
Will Bynum would be such a good backup PG for Rondo.yeap, i would swap him for bradley.
Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
Kelly looks like he's really gotten manhandled down low trying to position himself to rebound against legit NBA bigs.
Again... is he a long-term SF?Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
Kelly looks like he's really gotten manhandled down low trying to position himself to rebound against legit NBA bigs.
Will Bynum would be such a good backup PG for Rondo.yeap, i would swap him for bradley.
Suns are giving okc a hard game
Oly is getting some cleanup bunnies. Hope it improves his confidence. I get the sense the game hasn't slowed down for him yet.
Again... is he a long-term SF?Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
Kelly looks like he's really gotten manhandled down low trying to position himself to rebound against legit NBA bigs.
I know it's popular to hate on Crawford for being a chucker and having a weird dribbling style, but he's a far more competent ball-handler than Bradley. With the lack of scorers on this team, I'd rather have a guy who can handle the ball and look for his own shot.
C's hanging around.That's all you can ask of them, really. Just to hang around. A couple lucky bounces and we can steal a few of these games.
Brooks only has 1 thing on his mind.
I know it's popular to hate on Crawford for being a chucker and having a weird dribbling style, but he's a far more competent ball-handler than Bradley. With the lack of scorers on this team, I'd rather have a guy who can handle the ball and look for his own shot.
I know it's popular to hate on Crawford for being a chucker and having a weird dribbling style, but he's a far more competent ball-handler than Bradley. With the lack of scorers on this team, I'd rather have a guy who can handle the ball and look for his own shot.
Yeah, take the names off the jerseys and we'd all be clamoring for Crawford to run this starting unit. I guess that's a sad case of affairs.
Olynyk moves well laterally in those PnRs defensively
is it asking too much to expect sully and faverani to be double double machines?
C's hanging around.That's all you can ask of them, really. Just to hang around. A couple lucky bounces and we can steal a few of these games.
Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
How Gerald Wallace and Bass are getting the most minutes is beyond me...
Everyone gets this is a rebuilding outfit. Lets cop the losses and get some minutes into the young guys instead of wasting it on the vets.
Kelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
wow. terrible. hopefully he can score.
He looks good around the bucket. He hasn't been nailing shots, thoughKelly Olynyk has played 40 NBA minutes and has 2 NBA rebounds.
wow. terrible. hopefully he can score.
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
Is Pressey any worse of an option than Bradley at pg?
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
Marshon's earning himself some playing time!!! I'm loving this whole young experimental team thing we got goin on. Hahahhahahaaha. Reminds me of the (my) good ol days. I love it. I love it.
FYI: Nets getting killed by the Magic
Was the Bradley 3 even a good idea on a fast break?
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
Why put Bass back on instead of Faverani?
Was the Bradley 3 even a good idea on a fast break?
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
They all are unprotected I believe.
But Bradley shooting the 3?Was the Bradley 3 even a good idea on a fast break?
Transition 3s are usually good shots.
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
They all are unprotected I believe.
So we have BOS, BRK, and LAC 2014 firsts?
FYI: Nets getting killed by the MagicIs the 2014 pick unprotected? Pierce should throw the season and come back to Boston next year.
They all are unprotected I believe.
So we have BOS, BRK, and LAC 2014 firsts?
I'm starting to believe it.Why put Bass back on instead of Faverani?
Tank
But Bradley shooting the 3?Was the Bradley 3 even a good idea on a fast break?
Transition 3s are usually good shots.
Is Green injured or I missed something?
Where is he?
Ultimate Super Tank
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Yeah, Danny and Brad!
Ultimate Super TankTP!
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Yeah, Danny and Brad!
Argh ... that would have been a big shot for C-Lee to make.
I'm starting to believe it.Why put Bass back on instead of Faverani?
Tank
Jesus Christ.
We need to score and our "best" scorer and best Center has been sitting down.
They are really on purposely trying to lose. This is a freaking disgrace!
Jesus Christ.
We need to score and our "best" scorer and best Center has been sitting down.
They are really on purposely trying to lose. This is a freaking disgrace!
JG has played 20 minutes and Fav 18. Don't quite get whats going on. Are they hurt?
No Fav? No Green?
What cha doing Stevens?
I just want to reiterate how impressed I've been with Kelly Olynyk tonight. If this team had a guy who could really handle the rock, penetrate, and make plays for himself and others, they could be pretty good.
No Fav? No Green?
What cha doing Stevens?
Jesus Christ.
We need to score and our "best" scorer and best Center has been sitting down.
They are really on purposely trying to lose. This is a freaking disgrace!
JG has played 20 minutes and Fav 18. Don't quite get whats going on. Are they hurt?
THe only reason i can think of is saving them for tomorrow's back to back.
But even that sounds absurd.
Jesus Christ.
We need to score and our "best" scorer and best Center has been sitting down.
They are really on purposely trying to lose. This is a freaking disgrace!
JG has played 20 minutes and Fav 18. Don't quite get whats going on. Are they hurt?
THe only reason i can think of is saving them for tomorrow's back to back.
But even that sounds absurd.
Orders from DA. ....dat what
Could this be happening, Stevens, outcoaching Maurice Cheeks?
We need a pg!
And just when we give him credit. He broke our hearts.
Two LAZY passes.
I'm proud of them tonight. This is a real shame. I hope we don't hear any nonsense about selfishness from Gerald Wallace after this one.
Good block by Kyle Singler
I really like that guy. Smart steady player. Can play three positions. Can shoot it. Decent defense. Makes good decisions on the ball. Fundamentally sound player.
Bradley just can't play the point. If this is how we are going to play, with Lee and Bradley, every game will go just like this one.
I'm proud of them tonight. This is a real shame. I hope we don't hear any nonsense about selfishness from Gerald Wallace after this one.
I agree. Definitely earned the moral victory tonight. The Celtics fought hard in this game, and did a lot of things well. They never gave up. But they simply don't have anybody who can run this offense, and the interior defense is pretty poor.
Chalk up another one boys. 3 down, 79 to go!
I'm proud of them tonight. This is a real shame. I hope we don't hear any nonsense about selfishness from Gerald Wallace after this one.
I agree. Definitely earned the moral victory tonight. The Celtics fought hard in this game, and did a lot of things well. They never gave up. But they simply don't have anybody who can run this offense, and the interior defense is pretty poor.
Chalk up another one boys. 3 down, 79 to go!
Bradley just can't play the point. If this is how we are going to play, with Lee and Bradley, every game will go just like this one.If they're your starting 1 and 2 I'm not sure you win 15 games.
G. Wallace calling his teammate out again in 3...2...
Bradley just can't play the point. If this is how we are going to play, with Lee and Bradley, every game will go just like this one.
Avery had 6 TO and 3 assists.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Green and Sullinger getting major bench time. Stevens either sucks completely or is on strict orders to tank
Green and Sullinger getting major bench time. Stevens either sucks completely or is on strict orders to tank
Bradley single handedly shut off any chance we had to win the game.
I'm proud of them tonight. This is a real shame. I hope we don't hear any nonsense about selfishness from Gerald Wallace after this one.
I agree. Definitely earned the moral victory tonight. The Celtics fought hard in this game, and did a lot of things well. They never gave up. But they simply don't have anybody who can run this offense, and the interior defense is pretty poor.
Chalk up another one boys. 3 down, 79 to go!
Very curious as to why Stevens benched JG. Hope he get asked.
I'm proud of them tonight. This is a real shame. I hope we don't hear any nonsense about selfishness from Gerald Wallace after this one.
I agree. Definitely earned the moral victory tonight. The Celtics fought hard in this game, and did a lot of things well. They never gave up.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
Bradley killed us down the stretch. Bad pass by Courtney Lee and he didn't step towards it (it was on Lee too) but layup. Two back to back TO's. The PG experiment should end and hide him in a corner where he can drill the shot. I realize we need his D but he is not a PG.
Is Humphries hurt?
He is not a pg. Not sure it's his fault.Bradley single handedly shut off any chance we had to win the game.
He about single handedly ruined our first quarter too. Apparently he was channeling his inner Iverson tonight. He was a missed jumper and turnover machine.
Olynyk with a good game 15pts and 7reb but the turnovers kills us.
Is Pressey hurt?Bradley killed us down the stretch. Bad pass by Courtney Lee and he didn't step towards it (it was on Lee too) but layup. Two back to back TO's. The PG experiment should end and hide him in a corner where he can drill the shot. I realize we need his D but he is not a PG.
Is Humphries hurt?
Yeah what's wrong with Hump??
Can we get atleast a 10 day contract while waiting for Pressy to comeback... fish is available i think he's serviceable PG
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
Sorry, I haven't seen the box score yet. I felt like he had the right guys on the floor to close out that game. Maybe Crawford for Lee would have been nice, but hindsight's 20/20.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
Is Pressey hurt?Bradley killed us down the stretch. Bad pass by Courtney Lee and he didn't step towards it (it was on Lee too) but layup. Two back to back TO's. The PG experiment should end and hide him in a corner where he can drill the shot. I realize we need his D but he is not a PG.
Is Humphries hurt?
Yeah what's wrong with Hump??
Can we get atleast a 10 day contract while waiting for Pressy to comeback... fish is available i think he's serviceable PG
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
Sorry, I haven't seen the box score yet. I felt like he had the right guys on the floor to close out that game. Maybe Crawford for Lee would have been nice, but hindsight's 20/20.
I'm not sure how or why Wallace plays over Green.
That was confusing to me too.
Olynyk earned the minutes at center. He was our best interior defender. Coach Stevens did a lot of good things out there. He took some risks and they almost paid off.
He had his fighters out there down the stretch. You can't fault Brad for that.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Olynyk earned the minutes at center. He was our best interior defender. Coach Stevens did a lot of good things out there. He took some risks and they almost paid off.
He had his fighters out there down the stretch. You can't fault Brad for that.
+1
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
Sorry, I haven't seen the box score yet. I felt like he had the right guys on the floor to close out that game. Maybe Crawford for Lee would have been nice, but hindsight's 20/20.
I'm not sure how or why Wallace plays over Green.
That was confusing to me too.
Because Crash was giving effort on both ends of the floor. I don't know, maybe I'm nuts, but I thought Jeff needed to be on the bench down the stretch of that game. He's our most talented player, but he needs a wake up call.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Stevens has got to be tanking and showcasing. Wallace playing over Green is absurd. Wallace was terrible. Sullinger and Faverani are our two best big men, yet we get Bass and Olynyk for most of the game. I see Olynyk getting packaged with a pick and/or other players by February. Bradley is playing too poorly to get moved, but not giving him an extension made him much more tradeable to a team that needs a defensive guard down the stretch this season.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Stevens has got to be tanking and showcasing. Wallace playing over Green is absurd. Wallace was terrible. Sullinger and Faverani are our two best big men, yet we get Bass and Olynyk for most of the game. I see Olynyk getting packaged with a pick and/or other players by February. Bradley is playing too poorly to get moved, but not giving him an extension made him much more tradeable to a team that needs a defensive guard down the stretch this season.
In tonight's game Klynyk and Thumper were clearly our best bigs. I don't even see how that's debatable.
Honest question--not trying to be a jerk--but, did you watch the game tonight?
Oh and by the way. KO is probably our best shooter passer and screener.
I really think he should make in bound passes at end game situations.
Too bad he can't pass the ball to himself when he is in the post. He is our best post passer as well.
Oh and by the way. KO is probably our best shooter passer and screener.
I really think he should make in bound passes at end game situations.
Too bad he can't pass the ball to himself when he is in the post. He is our best post passer as well.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Stevens has got to be tanking and showcasing. Wallace playing over Green is absurd. Wallace was terrible. Sullinger and Faverani are our two best big men, yet we get Bass and Olynyk for most of the game. I see Olynyk getting packaged with a pick and/or other players by February. Bradley is playing too poorly to get moved, but not giving him an extension made him much more tradeable to a team that needs a defensive guard down the stretch this season.
In tonight's game Klynyk and Thumper were clearly our best bigs. I don't even see how that's debatable.
Honest question--not trying to be a jerk--but, did you watch the game tonight?
I'm starting to wonder if you actually watched the game tonight
I agree.Oh and by the way. KO is probably our best shooter passer and screener.
I really think he should make in bound passes at end game situations.
Too bad he can't pass the ball to himself when he is in the post. He is our best post passer as well.
KO is definitely the 2nd best passer on the team and the best passer currently in uniform.
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
Bradley has made some really big plays in the 4th quarter.
Bradley killed us down the stretch. Bad pass by Courtney Lee and he didn't step towards it (it was on Lee too) but layup. Two back to back TO's. The PG experiment should end and hide him in a corner where he can drill the shot. I realize we need his D but he is not a PG.
Is Humphries hurt?
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Stevens has got to be tanking and showcasing. Wallace playing over Green is absurd. Wallace was terrible. Sullinger and Faverani are our two best big men, yet we get Bass and Olynyk for most of the game. I see Olynyk getting packaged with a pick and/or other players by February. Bradley is playing too poorly to get moved, but not giving him an extension made him much more tradeable to a team that needs a defensive guard down the stretch this season.
In tonight's game Klynyk and Thumper were clearly our best bigs. I don't even see how that's debatable.
Honest question--not trying to be a jerk--but, did you watch the game tonight?
I'm starting to wonder if you actually watched the game tonight
Yes, I did. Anyway, sorry about that comment. I honestly just wanted to know. I guess I'll have to accept that you did, and just saw things differently than I did.
Oh and by the way. KO is probably our best shooter passer and screener.
I really think he should make in bound passes at end game situations.
Too bad he can't pass the ball to himself when he is in the post. He is our best post passer as well.
KO is definitely the 2nd best passer on the team and the best passer currently in uniform.
Bradley
Lee
Wallace
Bass
Olynyk
The closing lineup and minutes distribution of the last 3 games tells me that Stevens is favoring effort over skills at this point.
Faverani's probably still recuperating from the preseason injury he had, the NBA workload, and the 37 minutes he played against the Bucks.
Also, I think Bass and Lee are going to continue to be showcased because they need their stats inflated for potential trades down the line.
Oh, and by the way, kudos to coach Stevens for having the stones to bench Jeff Green down the stretch in that game.
I sure didn't miss him. Wake up, Jeff.
Huh? The guy shot 60% tonight. Don't quite understand the criticism, sorry.
On 5 shots.
If he's our best player he should take more than five.
I did not see the entire game but happy enough to see the third to back up this claim.
Three possessions, he did nothing but stand up. He could at least, i don't know, ask for the ball. Or maybe he could at least move around and position himself better. Or maybe he could have move around and try to get open.
But no, he was just there, like a fan watching the game, only he's on the playing court.
Stevens has got to be tanking and showcasing. Wallace playing over Green is absurd. Wallace was terrible. Sullinger and Faverani are our two best big men, yet we get Bass and Olynyk for most of the game. I see Olynyk getting packaged with a pick and/or other players by February. Bradley is playing too poorly to get moved, but not giving him an extension made him much more tradeable to a team that needs a defensive guard down the stretch this season.
In tonight's game Klynyk and Thumper were clearly our best bigs. I don't even see how that's debatable.
Honest question--not trying to be a jerk--but, did you watch the game tonight?
I'm starting to wonder if you actually watched the game tonight
Yes, I did. Anyway, sorry about that comment. I honestly just wanted to know. I guess I'll have to accept that you did, and just saw things differently than I did.
pretty much. I watched the whole game, as I do almost every game regardless of how good or bad the team is. I saw some things I liked, but I also try to see things in the long term, and Green, Faverani, and Sullinger to me look clearly more talented than everyone else but Olynyk. Olynyk has his limitations though, and Wallace is a clueless malcontent who has lost a few steps over the years. Bradley is clearly not a PG. We badly needed a player who can create his own shot, and two of them, Sullinger and Green, rode the bench. Instead Lee and Bass and Wallace played major minutes. Go figure. Faverani is not only or best center, he is our only legit center, and yet Olynyk played center down the stretch. Showcasing imo.
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
Right now we're killing AB's confidence by being a PG.The only way to keep Bradley's confidence is seemingly to not let him touch the ball. Fittingly, the best way to do this is stick him on the pine.
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
there is an excellent reason for playing Bradley at PG.....
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Tank_T-34.JPG)
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
there is an excellent reason for playing Bradley at PG.....
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Tank_T-34.JPG)
We need a pic of a real "Bradley armored tank".
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
there is an excellent reason for playing Bradley at PG.....
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Tank_T-34.JPG)
We need a pic of a real "Bradley armored tank".
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/1BFV01.jpg
You are most welcome.
There's no reason to play Bradley at point guard. It does him no good to handle the ball at all. How is it helping his development to be put into a position to make so many mistakes? He doesn't have a long history of success to draw back on him. He's still trying to settle in going into his fourth season. Just put him off the ball and limit him to spot up jumpers and cutting to the rim. The guy is barely capable of throwing passes because he's so unsure of his handle.
there is an excellent reason for playing Bradley at PG.....
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Tank_T-34.JPG)
We need a pic of a real "Bradley armored tank".
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/1BFV01.jpg
You are most welcome.
That was actually really funny ;D
I wish Wiggins would blog along with us ...during these darkest of dark days